authority here is a little bit limited, right? i mean, all he can do is talk about it, try to talk to senators. presidents can talk. but he really can t do anything anything to get the senate to move. and to vote, which is important. of course, you re right. this is a dominant story line that s coming down the horizon and democrats saying, look, voting rights need to be at the center of the agenda going forward. the ap s darlene superville. thank you for being here. meanwhile, there s more proof that covid vaccines will protect you against severe illness. of 100 infected five were hospitalize. the state says unvaccinated are 13 times more likely to end up in the hospital, 13 times with the omicron variant spreading quickly, new york is now requiring all health care workers to get a booster shot. meanwhile, new york city mayor
voting rights and whether they are going to carve out something from voting rights, from senate rules to keep voting rights protected through legislation in the united states senate. that could happen anytime. eyes open, heads up. busy time. now time for the last word way too early with kasie hunt way too early with jonathan lemire is up next. president biden makes his most emphatic case yet on voting rights telling republicans he s tired of being quiet. are lawmakers listening? plus as dr. anthony fauci fights the virus, republicans fight dr. fauci. with covid everywhere, is there a vaccine against wasting time on capitol hill. and a milestone, as the yankees tap the first female manager in the minor leagues. the question is, will we see other teams follow their lead? it s way too early for this.
cases surge across the country, and there s been some preliminary discussion among lawmakers for perhaps another stimulus, including to help industries in need, like restaurants. would the white house support another covid relief package? well, i just want to say, jonathan, just going back for the voting rights just for a second, the president has been doing everything that he can from the moment that he walked into the white house to make sure that he puts that at the front burner. he s been working on voting rights as vice president, as a senator himself, and now as president. i just want to make that very clear. on the pandemic, look, we have been doing everything we can to make sure that we can t to save lives, which is why the president passed the american rescue plan. to make sure that we have the funding, we have all that we need to get you know, to keep schools open and keep businesses open. and so what we re doing right now is continuing to get those shots in arms. we re a
viral if the gender rules were reversed. we share rules basically who s available to do it. know the whole story before passing judgment. i agree. i m not going to say anything else. still ahead, georgia s quarterback becomes a star overnight and into the morning. the interview that might have been way too early for him. also ahead, novak s never-ending drama, the tennis star tries to clear up what he calls misinformation about him being maskless in public after getting covid and being contagious. g covid and being contagious gles doesn t care. because 1 in 3 people will get shingles, you need protection. but, no matter how healthy you feel, your immune system declines as you age increasing your risk for getting shingles. so, what can protect you?
75-69 last night. it locked stanford s first win over a top-five team in more than a decade. southern california had won 13 straight before last night s loss. stanford, meanwhile had not played since before christmas due to covid trouble. university of michigan s men s basketball team has remained idle as it deals with its own covid outbreak. michigan s matchup against seventh-ranked purdue was called off because the wolverines had less than 67 solarship players left to play. speaks of the coronavirus, novak djokovic admits he knew he tested positive for covid-19 when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot at his tennis center in serbia last month. the tennis star made his admission in a lengthy statement posted in his instagram yesterday, in an effort to clarify ongoing misinformation